Jack Evans (rugby union, born 1875) (John William Evans, 1875–1947), Welsh rugby union forward
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John Evans (bowls)
John Charles Evans (born 24 March 1947 in Torquay) is an English former professional footballer and an international bowls player.
Football career
Evans began his footballing career as an apprentice with Torquay United, turning professional ...
(born 1947), English footballer and bowls player
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John Russell Evans (born 1935), Welsh lawn bowler
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John Evans (canoeist) (born 1949), American slalom canoer
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John Evans (Gaelic football), Irish Gaelic football manager
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John Evans (Gaelic footballer, born 1955)
John Evans (born 1955) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a left corner-back for the Cork senior team.
Evans joined the team during the 1980 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement a ...
, Irish Gaelic footballer
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Paul Evans (ice hockey, born 1954)
John Paul Evans (born May 2, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based ...
(John Paul Evans), Canadian ice hockey player
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John Evans (Australian footballer, born 1950), Australian footballer
Music
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John Evan (born 1948), or Evans, English musician with Jethro Tull
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John Evans (Box Tops) (born before 1963), American musician with the Box Tops
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John Rhys Evans
John Rhys Evans (5 September 1930 – 2 January 2010) was a Welsh baritone noted for operatic roles including the leading man in the Merry Widow, the King in ''The Vagabond King'', Count Almaviva in ''The Marriage of Figaro''; Don Carlos in ...
(1930–2010), Welsh operatic baritone
Politics
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John Evans (Australian politician)
Sir John William Evans, CMG (1 December 1855 – 2 October 1943) was an Australian politician, a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and Premier of Tasmania from 11 July 1904 to 19 June 1909.
Early life and nautical career
Evans was bor ...
(1855–1943), Australian politician in Tasmania
Canada
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John Evans (British Columbia politician)
John Evans (January 25, 1816 – August 25, 1879) was a British-Canadian miner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1875 to 1879.
Early life
Evans was born an ...
(1816–1879), Canadian miner and politician in British Columbia
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John Evans (Saskatchewan politician)
John Evans (25 June 1867 – 5 January 1958) was a Progressive party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Rhayader, Radnorshire, Wales, the son of John Evans and Mary Wylde, moved to Canada in 1890 and became a farmer.
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(1867–1958), Welsh-born Canadian politician from Saskatchewan
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John Leslie Evans
John Leslie Evans (born 12 July 1941) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a professor and economist by career.
Born in Seattle, Washington, United States, he represented the Ottawa Centre electoral district in t ...
(born 1941), Canadian politician from Ontario
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John Newell Evans (1846–1944), Welsh-born Canadian politician from British Columbia
United Kingdom
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John Evans (died 1565)
John Evans, Ieuans or Jevans (by 1525 – 1565), of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, was an English politician.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for a now-unknown constituency in 1536, Shrewsbury in 1547, Leominster in April 1554, Much ...
, English politician from Shrewsbury
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John Evans, 5th Baron Carbery
John Evans, 5th Baron Carbery (1738 – 4 March 1807), known until 1804 as Hon. John Evans, was an Irish peer.
Evans was the second son of George Evans, 2nd Baron Carbery and his wife Frances. He married Emilia Crowe (died 6 January 1806) on 15 Ap ...
(1738–1807), Irish peer
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John Evans (Ogmore MP)
John Evans (10 September 1875 – 18 April 1961) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ogmore at a by-election in 1946, but stood down at the 1950 general election.
John Evans, a ...
(1875–1961), Welsh politician from Ogmore
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John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside (1930–2016), United Kingdom politician
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John Evans (Haverfordwest MP)
John Evans QC (died 1864) was a British Liberal politician. He represented Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire, Wales, from the 1847 general election until his defeat in the 1852 general election.
At an 1855 by-election, he unsuccessfully sought ...
(died 1864), MP for Haverfordwest 1847–1852
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John William Evans (Welsh politician)
John William Evans (1870-1906) was a Liberal politician and public figure in Aberdare, South Wales.
Evans was born in Hirwaun in 1870. His father Evan J. Evans, was a prosperous business man in Hirwaun, and a deacon at Tabernacle Congregational C ...
(1870–1906), Liberal politician in Aberdare, South Wales
United States
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John Evans (Colorado governor) (1814–1897), 2nd territorial governor of Colorado
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John Evans (Idaho governor) (1925–2014), governor of Idaho
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John Evans (Pennsylvania governor)
John Evans (born about 1678) was a colonial governor of Pennsylvania, 3 February 1704 through 1 February 1709.
Biography
Evans was of Welsh origin, and in February 1704, became deputy governor of the province, under the proprietor, William Penn. ...
(1678–?), governor of Pennsylvania
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John Gary Evans
John Gary Evans (October 15, 1863June 26, 1942) was the List of Governors of South Carolina, 85th governor of South Carolina from 1894 to 1897.
Early life
Evans was born in Cokesbury, South Carolina to an aristocratic and Good ol' boy network ...
(1863–1942), governor of South Carolina
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John M. Evans (1863–1946), member of Congress from Montana
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John M. Evans (Wisconsin politician)
John M. Evans, Sr., (February 12, 1820August 23, 1903) was an American physician, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He is the namesake of Evansville, Wisconsin, in Rock County, and was the first mayor of that city. He also served ...
(1820–1903), American physician and politician
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John Marshall Evans
John Marshall Evans (born 1950) is an American former diplomat who served as United States ambassador to Armenia. He was confirmed to this position by the U.S. Senate on June 25, 2004.
Evans began his service on August 8, 2004, but, as confirme ...
(born 1950), American ambassador to Armenia
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John R. Evans
John R. Evans (born February 15, 1955) is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 5th District from 2001 through 2013. Evans' district consisted of parts of Erie County and most of western C ...
(born 1955), American politician from Pennsylvania
Religion
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John Evans (1702–1782)
John Evans (2 September 1702 – March 1782) was a Welsh Anglican cleric, known for his attacks upon Methodism.
Life
Evans was born in Meidrym, Carmarthenshire, south Wales on 2 September 1702. He studied at the grammar school in Carmarthe ...
, Welsh anti-Methodist Anglican priest
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John Evans (Baptist) (1767–1827), Welsh minister
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John Evans (bishop)
John Evans (c. 1652 - 22 March 1724) was the Bishop of Meath from 1716 till 1724.
Life
Evans was born at Plas Du in the parish of Llanarmon, Carnarvonshire, and educated at Jesus College, Oxford. A John Evans of Jesus College graduated as B.A. ...
(bef. died 1724), Welsh-born bishop of Bangor and bishop of Meath
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John Evans (died 1779), Welsh Anglican priest and curate of Portsmouth
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John Evans (divine)
John Evans D.D. (1680?–1730) was a Welsh divine.
Family background
Evans was the son of John Evans, by a daughter of Gilbert Gerard, governor of Chester Castle. He was born at Wrexham, Denbighshire, in 1680 or 1679. His great-grandfather a ...
(1680–1730), Welsh divine and writer
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John Evans (Methodist) (1779–1847), Welsh Methodist of Llwynffortun
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St John Evans
Henry St John Tomlinson Evans (known as St John; 1905 – 25 July 1956) was the fifth Bishop of St John's in what was then known as Kaffraria and is now Mthatha. Educated at Merchant Taylors' and St John's College, Oxford he was ordained in 1928 ...
(1905–1956), Anglican cleric in Africa
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John Evans (archdeacon of Llandaff) (died 1749)
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John Evans (archdeacon of Italy)
John Walter Evans (22 February 1919 – 24 November 1988) was Archdeacon of Malta from 1975 to 1978.
Evans was born in 1919 and studied at Durham University as a member of St Chad's College, completing his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1941. After ...
(1919–1988), Archdeacon of Malta
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John Evans (archdeacon of Surrey) (1915–1996), Anglican priest
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John Silas Evans
John Silas Evans, Rev. (1864-1953) was a Welsh people, Welsh astronomer and priest. He became a senior figure within the Anglicanism, Anglican Church in Wales and is well known for his astronomical writing published in Welsh and English.
Early ...
, Welsh astronomer and priest
Other
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John Evans (explorer)
John Thomas Evans (April 1770 – May 1799) was a Welsh explorer who produced an early map of the Missouri River.
Evans was born in Waunfawr, near Caernarfon. In the early 1790s there was an upsurge of interest in Wales in the story of Madog ...
(1770–1799), Welsh explorer of the Missouri River
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John Evans (pirate)
John Evans (died 1723) was a Welsh pirate who had a short but successful career in the Caribbean.
History
Evans worked as a ship's mate for vessels operating out of Jamaica after losing his position aboard a Nevis-based sloop. With little work ...
(died 1723), Welsh pirate
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John Evans (printer) (1774–1828), English printer
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John Evans (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral John Evans (1717 – 8 July 1794) was a Royal Navy officer.
Naval career
Evans joined the Royal Navy in 1731. Promoted to captain on 20 April 1748, he was given command of the post ship HMS ''Flamborough'' on promotion, the sixth-rate H ...
(1717–1794)
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John Evans (surgeon) (1756–1846), Welsh
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John D. Evans, American business executive and philanthropist
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John Grimley Evans
Sir John Grimley Evans (17 September 1936 – 26 March 2018) was a British gerontologist.
Early life and education
Grimley Evans was born in Birmingham to Harry Walter Grimley Evans and Violet Prenter Walker on 17 September 1936. He attended Kin ...
(1936–2018), British gerontologist
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John Henry Evans (1872–1947), American Mormon educator and writer
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John Louis Evans
John Louis Evans III (January 4, 1950 – April 22, 1983) was the first inmate to be executed by the state of Alabama after the United States reinstituted the death penalty in 1976. The manner of his execution is frequently cited by opponents of ...
(1950–1983), American convicted murderer
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John Maxwell Evans
John Maxwell Evans (born August 4, 1942) is a former judge of the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal.Federal Court of AppealJudges Biographies/ref>
In 2013, Evanwas listedas a NAFTA adjudicator.
References
1942 births
Living people
Judge ...
(born 1942), Canadian judge
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John Morton Evans
Dr. John Morton Evans (28 Jul 1871, Chirbury, Shropshire – 28 Sep 1956, Bristol) was a British philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1935. In 1953, Morton Evans was awarded the Tilleard Medal by the Royal Philatelic S ...
(1871–1956), British philatelist
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John R. Evans Jr.
John R. Evans Jr. is a United States Army lieutenant general who serves as the commanding general of United States Army North since September 9, 2021. He most recently served as the commanding general of the United States Army Cadet Command and ...
, United States Army general
*John Evans (1877–1990), Welsh supercentenarian, see
list of British supercentenarians
, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 154 British citizens who have become " supercentenarians", attaining or surpassing 110 years of age. This number including 23 emigrants who died in other nations. The ...
See also
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Jack Evans (disambiguation)
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Jonathan Evans (disambiguation) Jonathan Evans may refer to:
* Jonathan Evans (American football) (born 1981), fullback
* Jonathan Evans (politician) (born 1950), British lawyer and Conservative Party Member of Parliament
* Jonathan Evans (rugby union) (born 1992), Welsh rugby un ...
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John Evans House (disambiguation) John Evans House may refer to:
* John Evans House (Newark, Delaware), listed on the NRHP in New Castle County, Delaware
* John Evans House (Martinsburg, West Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Berkeley County, West Virginia
See also
* John Evans ( ...
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John William Evans (disambiguation) John William Evans may refer to:
*Sir John Evans (Australian politician) (1855–1943), Premier of Tasmania, 1904–1909
*John William Evans (geologist) (1857–1930), British geologist
* John William Evans (Welsh politician) (1870–1906), Liberal ...
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